Healthy Banana Oatmeal Bars
It's time to kick the refined grains and sugar and make these delicious and healthy banana oatmeal bars! This amazing oatmeal bar recipe is made with a mixture of ground oat flour and buckwheat flour and sweetened with banana and honey.
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 30 minutes
Fat 10
Carbs 41
Protein 7
Yield 8
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1/2 cup ground oat flour*
- 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
- 1.5 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips + more for topping
Wet Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 medium banana ripe and mashed
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1/4 cup uplain, nsweetened almond milk
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil melted
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350ºF and an 8×8-inch* pan with parchment paper. Spray with coconut oil cooking spray.
- Next, in a large bowl mix together dry ingredients, minus the chocolate chips, you'll add those last.
- In a medium-size bowl, mash the banana until pureed and then mix in the wet ingredients, minus the coconut oil.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix until combined. Add melted coconut oil and dark chocolate chips and mix one more time.
- Transfer batter into baking dish and option to add more chocolate chips to the top. Bake at 350ºF for about 20-23 minutes.
- Let cool for 30 minutes to an hour before slicing. Enjoy with nut butter and fresh banana slices.
Tips & Notes
- You can make your own oat flour by placing rolled oats into a high-speed blender or food processor and processing until ground into a fine flour.
- If you only have a 9x9-inch pan, you will need to decrease the bake time by a few minutes.
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Nutrition Facts
Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 17g